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OSHA Injury Report: Lee Industries Plant 3

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Lee Industries Plant 3 in 1620 Fisher Court, Newton, NC 28658 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was sewer in upholstered furniture, household-type, custom, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lee Industries Plant 3
Parent company
Lee Industries LLC
Street
1620 Fisher Court
City
Newton
State
NC
ZIP
28658
On-site location
Sewing Department

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
3

Before the incident

Sewing fabric furniture cover

What happened

The employee pushed their hand beyond the guard and into the sewing mechanism.

Injury or illness

Contusion and small laceration to finger.

Object or substance involved

Sewing mechanism

Summary line

Employee pushed finger beyond the needle guard and into the sewing machine. Their finger was pinched by the sewing mechanism.

Employee and industry

Job description
Sewer
SOC code
51-6031 — Sewing Machine Operators
NAICS code
337121 — Upholstered furniture, household-type, custom, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
207
Total hours worked
363719
EIN
560936768
Establishment ID
839075
Employer case #
27

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
22FEB24:21:10:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.